Thomas County cat., 1887-03-24
City election April 4th.

City election Aprll 4th.
AL Casey is working on the CAT this
week.
The CAT Office is turning out some neat
Job work now 1t can't be beat and all
cOncede it.
The towns of Kansas never doomed as
they do to-day.
Attorney Hull has his Office with Hon.
W. H. Copeland.
The |. 0. o. F. will have an excursion
to Denver this fall.
County Attorney Willcoxon went to
Cberlin last Saturday.
Bear in mind clothing, boots and shoes
at NJ. DOnelan's at cost.
There were ten new subscribers for
the CAT last Saturday alone.
Thirteen families went to Burlington,
Col, last Friday from Colby.
There was very destructive prairie
fire in Sheridan county last week.
The election for voting bonds in Sheri-
dan county is to be held April 18th.
Clothing. hats, caps, boots and shoes
at NJ. DOnelan's regardless of cost.
Colby has a national bank and three
other banks, and all doing good business.
Frankfort, Marshall county, has organ
is to boom Frankfort.
ia. Love and brother were in from
Randall township Monday. They gave
US pleasant call.
VIM. Sanborn is the gentlemanly clerk
at the Colby House, which has big run
now.
The ladies all over the state are going
to enjoy the privilege of voting in city
elections and all are going to improve it.
Land in Thomas county sells quicker
and higher than in any adjoining counties
because it has the best land and largest
population and is free from debt.
Mr.. Gill. lawyer of Omaha, is one of
the latest additions to the Colby bar. He
has formed partnership with Hon. W.
II. Marble.
H. E. Flora went to Denver Wednes-
day where he will locate permanently.
He has the best wishes of his many
friends here.
d. d. Spaid. of Hartwell, Neb., and
buyer for Buttertield & Co., commission
merchants, was in Colby Saturday last.
He thinks of locating here.
1t is rumored that A. w. Allen is max
mercantile business in Oberlin.-Oberlin
Herald.
Frank BrOderick went Wednesday to
look at half section of land which he
owns in Thomas county.-Oberlin Her
aid.
The ladies of Colby now have a chance
to say who shall be our rulers for an
other year. They should all turn out en-
mass and vote their sentiments.
The Northwest Kansas Editorial AssO-
citation meets at Concordia in May next.
They will probably then make arrange
ments for an excursion either to Denver
or to Memphis, Tenn.
The CAT has been the subject of a big
Joke. 1t being alleged that it was sup
pressed. Many cigar was won off the
boys but now it's ended as the CAT has
found dirt to cover up its tracks.
Tom Knight. of 7-32, now has well.
Mr. Phillip Heinschel did the digging. 55
feet. in two days and finished the well.
Mr.. Heinschel is an expert at well dig
ging.
Mayor Mike Donelan and A. W. Patch
in, bottle washer, L. l.. d. D., of Colby,
were in the city a few hours Tuesday
evening enroute to Russell Springs.-En-
mis- Courier.
Mrs. Grsver Cleveland has been study
ing French. but she will now take up
Baby land" She is more personally
interested in the last subject and it is
one in which she can put her whole soul
and heart.
We happened to drop into ]. B. Morri
sons store the other day. 1t is superbly
arranged and he together with his two
sons are ever ready to attend to the
wants of all customers. He has good
trade already.
The CAT received this week with COM
pliments of Senator Plumb The Ameri-
can Almanac for 1887 1t contains statis-
tical. financial and political facts both
accurate and cspious. 1t is marvel for
cOmprehensiveness.
Mike Donelan. of Colby. one who was
there when the Indians were after scalps,
called upon US yesterday; gave US the
chink, and took two copies of the Record.
one for himself and one for a friend.
Wish there were more of the Donelan
family Co. Record.
Mr.. Buck, who lives three miles east of
Colby, was in the city Friday last with
his spirited gray steeds. They took
fright in front Of Kaub & Smiths and
ran away Sheriff Witham tried to stop
them as they rounded the corner by the
Windsor House. He was thrown under
the wagon which ran over him yet not
injuring him any, narrow escape. The
wagon overturned and the horses with
fore wheels were caught after . race of
about one mile without any other dam
age.